Carnaval

It’s Carnaval here in Brazil right now. It started Friday night and goes until tomorrow. Please forgive me for not replying to comments yet, and for being so absent. Things have been busy and eventful. I usually go to Ouro Preto for a day, but this year we are just hanging back as a family and spending time with friends, taking advantage of the 1/2 price movies at the movie theatre and recovering from the first week back to school for the kids (school year starts in February in Brazil).

Here are a few pictures of Ouro Preto. It’s an amazing city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of its outstanding Baroque architecture (source).

Here are a few of my own photos:

These last three are during the Carnaval block, where different groups parade the parade route doing their music, drums, message, etc.

I should be back to blogging regularly on Thursday.

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I’m just a simple girl that is passionate about being relevant and making a difference in this world.
World traveler, lover of bright sunny days, experiencing cultures, good friends and conversation. I love my God and love my family.
I don’t believe that I have the Truth, but that I have a relationship with Truth and want to be closer to Him.
Canadian, born and raised in Vancouver, BC. YWAMer since 2000 and have traveled and lived all over the world –Hong Kong, China, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Turkey, Germany, Argentina, Australia and The USA.
I moved to Brazil in 2002, married an awesome “Baiano”, Daniel, and we have two adorable kiddies, Caue and Hannah.
I am certified in fitness and nutrition and conducted physical conditioning classes while working with an arts and evangelism team and schools. I am also certified in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners).
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Ohhhhh yeah! Thank you so much Trini. I love Ouro Preto. I love UNESCO sites in general. I’m glad you enjoyed these.
Btw, I enrolled in a photography course starting in March. It’s for the year and it’s FREE. Yeah! Offered by the Cultural Centre here in the city.
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> stacilys posted: ” It’s Carnaval here in Brazil right now. It started > Friday night and goes until tomorrow. Please forgive me for not replying to > comments yet, and for being so absent. Things have been busy and eventful. > I usually go to Ouro Preto for a day, but t” >

Yes, I thought those clouds were amazing. Surprisingly enough, no rain followed them. They do look like major storm clouds though, don’t they?
Thank you so much Ameena. Carnaval ended yesterday, although business doesn’t start up and all until this afternoon, or for many, tomorrow. The kids start back to school only on Monday.
Have a wonderful Wednesday.
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Isn’t that an amazing sky? Interestingly enough, it did not rain that day. It looked like a storm was surely coming, but it didn’t. Thanks so much Mia. I’ve opened up to your post ‘The Edge”. I’ll be reading it later (or tomorrow depending on time). Tomorrow is when I should get more back into the swing of things.
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Hey Stac – I will be catching up here very soon – well I did skim posts today and will be back later to comment (especially about the art! be4cause you most recent one tied into a class project we did where I told the students we “were made to create” – anyhow, this carnaval post is very cool. I like the people and the buildings and vibe you captured – and for some reason the photo with the lime green bushes is my fav of this post. The lime green in the front has this essence to it – nature lit up with the rest behind – I don;t know – but it spoke to me.
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Hi Yvette. Thank you so much. And that’s great @”a class project where I told the students we “were made to create”. Love it.
Ouro Preto is a great place, and lucky me, only a two hour drive from where I live. It’s one of the cities that UNESCO has deemed a heritage site. My husband is funny, because to him it’s just old looking. Well, he is Brazilian, so I guess it’s no big deal for him. I love it. And I’m so glad you enjoyed the pictures, especially the one with lime green bush.
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Awwwww, you’re too sweet Yvette. You’ve really encouraged me. Thank you so much. I’ve actually got two projects in mind at the moment, and one of them is putting my poetry to music. We’ll see. Maybe one day, time permitting. Hahaha.
Have a great rest next month.
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